Background
Small, Mendel was born on February 14, 1933 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Phillip and Lillian (Mendelson) Small.
Small, Mendel was born on February 14, 1933 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Phillip and Lillian (Mendelson) Small.
Kansas City Junior College (Associate of Arts, 1952). University of Kansas (Bachelor of Arts, 1954). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1958).
Worked at Spencer Fane Britt & Browne Limited Liability Partnership (Kansas City, Missouri) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice. Banking, Business and Finance, Business Litigation, Communications and Media, Creditors" and Debtors" Remedies, Employee Benefits, Environmental, Estate Planning and Trusts, Health Care, Intellectual Property and Technology, International, Labor and Employment, Public Utilities and Energy, Real Estate, Tax Transactions and Planning, Tort and Insurance, Trade Regulations, White Collar Defense. Admitted to the bar, 1958, Missouri.
Spencer Fane Britt & Browne Limited Liability Partnership has gained prominence over the years through its general business practice and that practice continues in all respects today.
The firm"s general business practice includes all areas of trial and appellate work in state and federal courts throughout the country, as well as matters involving corporate transactions, employee benefits, employment law and environmental concerns. The firm"s clients conduct their business in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Arkansas, Oklahoma and the rest of the country, as well as throughout the world.
Officer, board directors Beth Shalom Congregation, Kansas City, since 1958. Board directors Jewish Community Relations Bureau, Kansas City, 1958-1980.
Married Sarah L. Kraft, August 20, 1957. Children: David J., Michael J.